Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-12-11
Up at PittsburR.

SPECIAL telegram 10 the Register.
PITIsBURG, December lO.-To-night al
the flint glass workers in the Pittsburs
district, with one exception, are idle, and
the big strike is q reality as far as this city
is concerned. The works still in operation
is that of Atterbury & Co, located on tie
South Side. This firm notified their men
to remain at work under the old scale
until the pending difficulty is settled, and
the understanding is that when the new
scale is adopted, whether il is materially
changed or not, the men are to accept it.
A few of the South Side manufacturers
held on informal conference this morning
in the priyats Office OF A A. Adams x Co
Mr.. d. G. Ripley & Co.; Capt A. II. Heis,
ley, of Duncan and Sons, and MeSsrs. A.
A. Adams, Vim. Adams and David Csrle
were present at the meeting. The only
object they had in meeting was to have m
informal talk about the situation. Nj
propositions were suggested for the con-
sideration of either the manufacturers oI
workmen. At this conference Mr.. d. C.
Ripley said be thought the men should
have continued to work until January ID,
because Mt the July conference til, y
agreed to the resolution binding both
manufacturers and workmcn To give thirty
days notice before the inauguration Of 9
shut down. Mr.. Ripley thought the mer
had established bad precedent
Mr.. A. A. Adams denied that the manu-.
faeturers were sCheming to disrupt the
workmen's union; that a continuance Of
the organization was to the interest o.
both sides. Better workmen were oh.
tained through the existence of the union
When any misunderstanding occurred the
Employees Committee has the power to
confer and settle the dispute. In the alb,
sencc of an organization il would he an
immense undertaking to meet, for IN,
stance, lot of gathering boys and en-,
uSaNOi W ~ an uUutI
standing Of the question III dispute Con
tinuing, Mr.. Adams said that labor or
CARNATIONS benefit manufacturers by a.
| tabiishing uniform system of wages thus
preventing one manufacturer from cutting
rates and stealing the customers OF an
other. Mr.. Adams said, however. that
the men had determined 70 strike, and
therefore no arrangements for conference
had bean made by the manufacturers.
Mr.. David CarIe said that the workmen
should not make the date Of the reception
OF the notice from the manufacturers com.
mittee an issue. He says the notice was
given to President Smith on the evening
of December l. He also said that he told
the men that they could date the time oI
receiving the notice December 8. Ii was
on that date that the printed books were
distributed among the men. He considers
it merely Il technical point that is no,
worthy OF attention.
The men finished their work in the var.
ious factories, save the exception above
made, at | o'clock in the morning, and al
that hour left the works
There is some prospect that the chimney
men, while not yet directly interested in
the fight, will be drawn into it. The Ex'
celsior works has closed down in this city,
and the stOppage at this time has caused
some comment. The chimney mannfac-
turers have az yet taken no decided stand.
There was no meeting OF the strikers, as
had been announced. II will take place
TO morrow. There is story in circulation
tonight 10 the effect that the manufactur.
era affected are trying TO bring about a
strike in the chimney houses, thereby
shutting off contributions from that source
TO the strike fund.
An Associated Press telegram, received
last night, said
'The strike Of the table glassware work
ers against the rules adopted by the man.
ufacturers was inaugurated to day. Every
factory in this city but one ia closed, and
3, 500 men are idle Both sides are firm
and a protracted struggle is probable"